Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer gave up more homers than normal and center fielder Bryce Harper took far more pitches than is usually the case on Thursday night against the Baltimore Orioles.
The numbers still added up to a 4-2 win for the Nationals over the Orioles as rookie teen sensation Juan Soto drove in two runs to break a tie in the last of the eighth before a crowd of 36,868 at Nationals Park. Soto now has 16 RBI in his first 28 games in the majors.
The Nationals (40-33) won two of three games in the series and five of six this season against the Orioles, who fell to a league-worst 21-52.